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DIGITAL ART WEAKENS DRAWING SKILLS

Sat Jun 10, 2006, 3:27 PM
Well, this is a time for all traditional artists (the great and the not so great alike) to feel DAMN PROUD OF THEMSELVES.

It's true. Digital art has been pronounced as weakening drawing skills. Read for yourself:

"It's not a pretty picture.

U.S. art students spend so much time toying with computer graphics these days that many wind up without needed drawing skills, university instructors say.

Students are more comfortable manipulating computer graphics than doodling, drafting and drawing with pen on paper, and this has created a sharp decline in drawing skills in recent years, teachers say.

Additionally, tech-savvy students simply lack the initiative and persistence developed by drawing, resulting in uninspired work--at least work on paper.

"I see an increasing passivity on the part of students," says Marc Treib, a University of California, Berkeley architecture professor who hosted a recent conference on the state of drawing in an electronic age.

Computer graphics allow artists to move briskly. By contrast, drawing on paper can be frustrating, forcing concentration, introspection and revision as an idea or vision takes shape. The process hones essential skills and sensitivity and personality that make artwork unique, instructors say.

"There is a high demand for works on paper," says Alex Rotter, a vice president of the contemporary art department at Sotheby's in New York. "Some people prefer the sensibility of a drawing."

Price is another reason for the demand. Drawings are cheap compared with paintings and sculptures. Drawings by up-and-coming artists can be bought for about $1,000."

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hey liciii~~

have no idea if u still use this~ but i hope all is well wif ya gal!

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